query

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi James,
You do not say how bad the split is. If the bridge is a solid and not a
cap, Ruth McCall has an epoxy that works great. Working on a 5 year old
Baldwin a few years ago, it's bass bridge was a two piece affair with a
base of about 3/4 " and a cap of 1/4 " I ended up having to replace the
entire bass bridge after making the Baldwin requested epoxy repair. The
bridge pins had separated the cap from the base and upon bringing the piano
up to pitch the sound of the bridge letting go was not what I needed
especially since it required making special clamps just for that job. Oh
well Baldwin graciously paid for them <G>.
Joe Goss

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> From: James Grebe <pianoman@inlink.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: query
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 7:43 PM
> 
> Hi All,
> Today I looked at a bad bass bridge.  The upper 1/3 of the bridge pins
have
> split the wood and opened the wood.  What is the better repair Fiberglas
or
> epoxy?
> Thanks
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. of the P.T.G
> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals
in
> St. Louis, MO
>